Cosmic Healing

by BRODSKY, BARBARA

• ISBN13: 9781556439667
• ISBN10: 1556439660
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2011-04-05
• Publisher: North Atlantic Books

Summary

With the onset of sudden profound deafness at the age of 29, Barbara Brodsky set out on a quest to understand the nature of illness and healing, examining the interrelationship of mind and body and our capacity to transcend limitation. Asking the questionsWhat is healing? Who and what heals? Why do some people heal while others do not?she discusses karma and free will, our habit of identifying with a limited sense of self, and our potential for greater healing. A longtime Buddhist practitioner who began meditation in the rs"60s, Brodsky discovered a new path on her healing journey when she began channeling the spirit Aaron in 1989. Based on three decades of meticulously kept journals,Cosmic Healingweaves together Brodskyrs"s Buddhist teachings, channeled material from Aaron, exercises for the reader, and an account of her experiences with the healer known as John of God (Joatilde;o Teixeira de Faria) at his teaching center, Casa de Dom Inaacute;cio, in Brazil. While Cosmic Healing is channeled in part and has deep roots in traditional dharma, it is at heart a universal story of human growth and discovery. Old beliefs limit us every day. But as Brodsky discovered and teaches, we can learn to recognize such limiting beliefs, transcend them, and live a deeper truth.

Author Biography

Barbara Brodsky is founder and head dharma teacher of the Deep Spring Center for Meditation and Spiritual Inquiry, an interfaith center offering Vipassana meditation and Tibetan dzogchen teachings. She lives in Ann Arbor, MI.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Beginnings	p. 7
Introduces Barbara and tells about the early years of deafness
describes a spiritual path and how Barbara met Aaron
introduces mindfulness
considers the possibility of past lives
practicing with anger and heavy emotions
first raises the question, ôWhat is healing?ö
Entering More Deeply	p. 27
Aaron's first teachings to Barbara about anger, grief, and other difficult objects of the mind and body
entering more deeply into meditation practice and further experiencing the benefits of mindfulness and awareness
ôThat which is aware of anger is not angry.ö
Practicing with Fear	p. 51
Further lessons with heavy emotions and fear
beginning to channel Aaron for others
letting go of the self.
Opening the Heart	p. 57
The power of surrender into Divine Light and Love
meeting Neem Karoli Baba and Jeshua
baptism of love
surrendering ego-self to the inner Christ.
Compassion (Karuna) and Lovingkindness (Metta)	p. 79
A guided meditation
The Path of Healing	p. 85
Entering more deeply into the path of healing
lessons from the body and embracing the body with mercy
letting go, falling in the snow
cultivating the open heart as response to fear.
A Door Opens	p. 97
First introduction to the Casa de Dom Inácio
changes as Barbara prepares for the trip
inviting healing.
Casa de Dom Inácio	p. 105
An introduction to the Casa and the healing work there
the first trip
Entities, Current Rooms, waterfall, and more.
Medium João and the Entities?	p. 129
Who are Medium Joao and the Entities?
Surgery at the Casa	p. 139
An introduction to surgery at the Casa
skepticism and possibilities
a new paradigm
energy, light, and healing.
Chakras and the Pole Meditation	p. 159
ôHow Do They Do That?ö	p. 169
Return to Michigan
further questions about the Current, Crystal Beds, surgery, and karma
Questions about Healing	p. 181
Healing and free will
knowing our deeper intentions
opening to the Ever-Perfect and allowing it to manifest
releasing old patterns of limitation and failure.
On Karma and Human Evolution	p. 193
Karma is never punishment
resolution and balancing
karma and free will
working with karmic ancestors.
Vipassana Instructions	p. 215
Positive and Negative Polarity	p. 227
Introduction of concepts of positively polarized and negatively polarized energy
we all have choice between positivity and negativity in every moment
a bodhisattva vow to live in service to all beings
the power of bodhicitta
the compassionate heart-mind
Exploring Negativity with the Casa Entities	p. 241
The Entities work with negativity: negative greeting
negative attachment
speaking love to fear
skillful work with knowing innate wholeness
saying ônoö with compassion
Consciousness	p. 253
The states and stages of consciousness
the Casa role in the raising of consciousness
The Big Wave	p. 265
A broken body
faith, visualization, and vibrational healing
The Beginning of Letting Go and Knowing Wholeness	p. 279
Deaf and blind
the relative distortion and the ultimate Ever-Healed
how knowing both relative and ultimate experiences relates to faith and doubt
opening the heart to the Ever-Healed
Mediumship	p. 297
We are all mediums
learning to listen with the heart
Supporting Karmic Resolution and Balancing	p. 305
The continued path of healing
choosing to be fully alive in all its meanings
past lives and deaths
no limits
mother love shawl
Returning to the Casa
Third trip to the Casa
ôVision doesn't happen in the eyeö
healing karma
ôWhy do you wish to hear?ö
Homecoming	p. 331
At home, the learning continues
karma and surgery
releasing old patterns by healing karma and knowing the place beyond all patterns and karma.
A Knife, a Bear, and Thunder	p. 343
Healing karma
removing the knife in the belly and healing the wounds
back to the Casa
ôYou will hear be patientö
thunder!
Trainings	p. 363
Trainings and initiations from Aaron, on our path to higher consciousness.
Other Healing Stories	p. 369
Healing stories from the Casa
cancer, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, a baby, and more
next step of Barbara's story.
Balance, Amazing Grace, and Wholeness	p. 395
Hearing music
riding a bike
accepting love
ôThese flowers are for you.ö
Bibliography	p. 409
Web Links	p. 411
Glossary	p. 413
Notes	p. 417
Index	p. 421
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